Sunday, April 27, 2014

A One Way Ticket to Dead / D.V. Berkom

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Author:

DV Berkom
was “raised in the Midwest, she received her BA in political science from the
University of Minnesota and promptly moved to Mexico to live on a sailboat.
Many, many cross-country moves (and several years) later, she now lives just
outside of Seattle, Washington with the love of her life, Mark, an
ex-chef-turned contractor, and writes every chance she gets.” She is the author
of two thriller series.

“After
years of running from her ex—a vicious Mexican drug lord—and his subsequent
death, Kate Jones is ready to bury the past and try to piece together a new
normal. But first there’s a loose end to tie and it involves digging up old
ghosts that are best left alone.

Unaware her
actions have attracted the notice of a powerful enemy Kate is plunged into a
deadly fight for survival, as both her life and the lives of the children of a
man she once loved hang in the balance. And, with the possibility of an informant
inside the DEA, she doesn’t know who she can trust.

From the
emerald green shores of Seattle to the lush Yucatan jungle and unforgiving
Sonoran desert, Kate Jones must once again face her past...and hope she
survives.”

Appraisal:

A One Way Ticket to Dead picks up Kate Jones’ story shortly
after events in the previous book in the series, Yucatan Dead, ended. An error in judgment many years ago has forced
Kate to live on the run and under the radar, hiding from her ex, a Mexican drug
lord, who was determined to kill her. Now he’s dead and Kate’s ready to settle
down in one place and get on with her life. It turns out that her ex isn’t the
only one looking for a pound of flesh. By the time Kate realizes she still
isn’t safe and can go to ground, her new nemesis has kidnapped the two children
of an ex-lover, forcing her to do whatever is necessary to insure they’re
returned safely.

Those who
enjoyed Yucatan Dead will find this
new installment in Kate’s life just as good. Although the stakes are different,
the action is in the same vein, with Kate putting herself in harm’s way in the
jungles and deserts of Mexico in a no-holds-barred quest to meet her goal.

FYI:

Some adult
language.

Although
part of a series, needed backstory is included, so reading this as a standalone
shouldn’t be a problem.

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